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Using Dialogue
Test Description: Practice questions for the quiz in 3.05
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In narrative text or dialogue, what does a comma (,) indicate?
A
An interruption
B
A pause or hesitation
C
An end to the thought
D
A break in the sentence
2) What do you use quotation marks around?
A
The thoughts of the narrator
B
The thoughts of the main character
C
The speaker's inner feelings
D
The speaker's actual words
3) When you create dialogue, what must you give each new speaker?
A
Beginning tagline
B
Ellipsis
C
New paragraph
D
Comma
4) Which of the following is not a reason to use dialogue in a story?
A
Move the story forward
B
Keep reader interest
C
Slow the action
D
Develop characters
5) Which of the following excerpts is structured correctly?
A
She wants to go outside, said Jesse. And walk the dog.
B
She wants to go outside, Jesse said, and walk the dog.
C
She wants to go outside . . . and walk the dog. Jesse said.
D
Jesse said she wants to go outside, and walk the dog.
6) Which punctuation mark should go in the underlined space to show a break in the speech? Michael said, Let's find the ___
A
. (period)
B
... (ellipses)
C
- (em dash)
D
, (comma)
7) Which punctuation mark should go in the underlined space to show a pause in the dialogue? I need to go to the store later___ and stop by the salon for a haircut, said Sarah.
A
- (em dash)
B
, (comma)
C
... (ellipses)
D
. (period)
8) Which punctuation mark should go in the underlined space to show a long pause? Maybe she left because she's mad at me___ or do you think I'm overthinking things? asked Robbie.
A
. (period)
B
... (ellipses)
C
, (comma)
D
- (em dash)
9) Which of the following sentences is structured correctly?
A
Do you think— Jasmine asked, I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?
B
Do you think . . . Jasmine asked, I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?
C
Jasmine asked, Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?
D
Jasmine asked, do you think I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?
10) Which of the following sentences is structured correctly?
A
Nathan said, I'm really sorry . . .
B
Nathan said—I'm really sorry . . .
C
Nathan said—I'm really sorry.
D
Nathan said I'm really sorry.
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